Two eggs = 3 chicks

[cutiepieacres]

I have got eggs hatching right now. Some Serama eggs and 7 black copper marans. The incubaor is in my room so I woke up to the sound of peeping. Looking into the window I saw thee chicks looks like a Serama and a black copper Maran and another smaller BCM. Looking around still, I spot the Serama's empty shell and the 1 BCM shell but no other shells, to be seen. I still have more hatching so I cant open it up but I have looked VERY careuly and none of the othe eggs are hollow!

I think maybe both BCM babies came from a single egg!! If so they grew and hatched normally on their own, one is just about 1/2 size of the other.

 

[NurseNettie]

Pictures, pictures, pictures!!!!



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[nivtup]

That is certainly cool if it is the case.

Kind of like a surprise two for one special?

 

[BellLisamo]

That certainly can happen! Cool!!!!!!!! Hope the smaller twin makes it.... Get your camera! Go! NOW!!!!

 

[prinls]

I always thought that the double yolkers wouldn't hatch. I'm dying to know.

 

[Shared Acres]

I'm thinking with one being greatly smaller than the other it was probably a double yolker! Very cool!

I would be interested in seeing that egg--did they each pip out different ends? One pip first and the other just pushed out the same hole?

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

there was a great threadon this just a few days ago, search for it, her pics were amazing

 

[laurenlulu]

Wow! That is awesome! And BC Marans no less!

I'd love to see pictures too!

 

[walkswithdog]

Wow and they hatched without assistance, that really is rare. Major congrats!

 

[cutiepieacres]

so heres a pic of the "twin" chicks.

They sure look a like, but they are infact not, while running around in the inubator they kicked around a couple eggs and one that looked intact was a shell. So I have three healthy babies from 3 normal eggs.... I looked and looked so long the first time I was sure but I guess you see what you want to, lol!